Graphic: Two rioters killed after armed vigilantes show up to face down extremists during BLM protest
Two protesters killed and one critically injured amid a BLM demonstration in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
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Kenosha County Sheriff David Beth said early Wednesday morning that that one victim had been shot in the head and another in the chest late Tuesday, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. Although the county sheriff claimed he didn’t know where the other person was shot, there was a video posted on social media showing someone had been shot in the arm.
In video footage of the latter altercation, extremists can be seen chasing down one of the vigilantes and then trying to brutally attack him when he collapsed to the ground, BPR reveals. Responding to the assault, the vigilante opened fire.
GRAPHIC: Rioters chase down a man with a semi-auto rifle. He shoots them. Video by @BGOnTheScene. #KenoshaRiots pic.twitter.com/yrYxgIFs96
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) August 26, 2020
One of the rioters ended up with a deep wound to his arm. Reports suggest he had been armed with a pistol, which raised questions whether his initial intent had been to murder the vigilante.
The shootings happened on the third night of what have been violent BLM and Antifa riots.
The violence broke out on Sunday after local authorities opened fire on a black suspect and severely injured him.
Two other shootings, both fatal, happened outside a gas station that was being protected by the vigilantes. As revealed by the New York Times, a group of armed men stood outside the gas station, aiming to protect the property and verbally sparring with the arriving extremists.
Shots were fired after midnight and three people were hit. In an interview, Sheriff David Beth said that one of the victims died, but the conditions of the other victims were unknown.
One of those who was struck had been ‘attempting to vandalize or burn the dealership down’ according to investigative reporter Drew Hernandez of the ‘Lives Matter Show’.
Extremely graphic: Someone at the #KenoshaRiots was just shot in the head. @livesmattershow was there to record it. pic.twitter.com/dH1t5M4AIK
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) August 26, 2020
Along with the victims who have been severely injured or even lost their lives amid the riots, countless of businesses were completely destroyed.
